Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Awareness Rally Launches 41st National Eye Donation Fortnight
Visakhapatnam began the 41st National Eye Donation Fortnight with a special rally.
The rally was held to teach people about donating their eyes.
The Medical and Health Department organized the event.
Dr. P. Jagadeeswara Rao started the walkathon at Kalimata Temple.
Participants walked from RK Beach to the YMCA.
They carried signs and shouted messages about eye donation.
Medical workers and students joined the walk.
Nurses and volunteers from different organizations also took part.
The 41st National Eye Donation Fortnight began in Visakhapatnam with an awareness rally.
The Medical and Health Department organized a function to promote eye donation.
District Medical and Health Officer Dr. P. Jagadeeswara Rao flagged off the walkathon at Kalimata Temple.
The walkathon traveled from RK Beach to the YMCA, with participants carrying placards and raising slogans.
Medical staff, medical students, nursing staff, and voluntary organization representatives participated.
- Who
- The Medical and Health Department organized the event, with Dr. P. Jagadeeswara Rao, medical staff, students, nurses, and voluntary organization representatives participating.
- What
- An awareness rally launched the 41st National Eye Donation Fortnight.
- When
- The celebrations began with the awareness rally; no specific date is given.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam; the walkathon was flagged off at Kalimata Temple and ran from RK Beach to the YMCA.
- Why
- To create awareness about and promote eye donation.
- Event
- 41st National Eye Donation Fortnight
- Location
- Visakhapatnam
- Organizer
- Medical and Health Department
- Flag-off official
- Dr. P. Jagadeeswara Rao, District Medical and Health Officer
- Walkathon route
- RK Beach to YMCA
- Participants
- Medical staff, medical students, nursing staff, and voluntary organization representatives
- Main message
- Promoting awareness of eye donation